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- Property & Planning · London
Right to Buy in London: the discount is £16,000, not £136,400
The maximum Right to Buy discount in London is £16,000, down from £136,400 for applications made before 21 November 2024. Barking and Dagenham and Havering are the two exceptions at £38,000. This explains the percentages, the qualifying period and the repayment rule.
London6 min read - Property & Planning · London
Section 21 has gone. What that changes for renters in London
Section 21 no-fault eviction was abolished for private tenancies in England on 1 May 2026. This sets out what replaced it, the notice periods a landlord must now give, what a deposit may legally be, and where the rules still catch people out.
London8 min read